Company Uses Aerospace Background for Voice-Activated AI Fitness Earphones
LifeBEAM Labs launched what it called the first voice-activated artificial intelligence personal trainer. The Vi voice engine, built into biosensing Bluetooth earphones with Harman Kardon audio, gives real-time coaching based on a user’s behavior, environment and physiology, said a Monday…
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company announcement. Users can ask Vi how they’re doing to get an update of current readings, said the company. Vi builds on in-ear biosensing technology LifeBEAM developed for the aerospace industry, with sensors detecting heart rate, motion, posture, speech enhancement, elevation and touch, said the company. It integrates with third-party apps Google Fit, Apple’s HealthKit and Strava, and the earphones can call up music from a user’s Spotify account or music stored on their smartphone. The $249 Vi earphones went on sale at the company’s website Monday and will be available at Amazon and bestbuy.com at the end of the month, the company said.